At the beach, Pinkalicious and her brother help a tiny mermaid, a merminnie, to go back home.

On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.

"Every August, four women would gather together to spend a week at the beach, renting a new house each year. The ritual began when they were in their twenties and their husbands were in medical school, and became a mainstay of every summer thereafter. Their only criteria was oceanfront and isolation, their only desire to strengthen their far-flung friendships. They called themselves the Girls of August. But when one of the Girls dies tragically, the...

"It's a perfect day for fun in the sun as the girls prepare to set off for a sandy paradise. With boogie boards in tow and homemade lemonade in hand, they are off to splash the day away." --- Book jacket.

"Nicholas Sparks returns with his signature combination of gripping, emotionally resonant storytelling and love overcoming all odds"-- Hope Anderson is at a crossroads. At thirty-six, she's been dating her boyfriend, an orthopedic surgeon, for six years. With no wedding plans in sight, and her father recently diagnosed with ALS, she decides to use a week at her family's cottage in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to ready the house for sale and mull...

In this dazzling collection, Elin Hilderbrand offers nine delicious stories?prequels, sequels, and missing chapters from her cherished books?some of which have never been published, until now. Inside the collection, you'll find: Three years after Mallory Blessing's death (in 28 Summers ), her friends gather for another eventful Labor Day celebration on Nantucket in The Sixth Wedding. The marriage at the heart of Beautiful Day enters uncertain territory...

This cool collection features twelve of Pete the Cat's grooviest stories perfect for reading aloud. Join Pete on his awesome adventures racing against Turtle, swimming with Bob, riding the train with Mom, and so much more!

Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

Ages 4-8. Paddington Bear heads to the beach and worries if he will be able to enjoy his bun as one seagull after another follows him in hopes of stealing his snack.

At the beach pig brothers Fergus and Dink meet Tallulah, who can whistle, make sand angels, and stand on her head, but while Dink quickly becomes friends with the new pig, Fergus feels a little shy.